ARENAC COUNTY — The area swarmed with activities on the 2010 Fourth of July weekend. The weather kept things hot with temperatures in the 80's and 90's, while over a hundred showed up for the fireworks Sunday night.
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STANDISH — The third night of the 2010 Summerfest featured the singing of Beaverton singer Amanda Kari, and the Sweet Harmonies of Sweet Adeline's on Thursday evening at the Gazebo at the Depot. Over 128 people attended the event.
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STANDISH — Archaeologist PaleoJoe stopped by the Mary Johnston Memorial Library on Tuesday afternoon to show children of all ages fossils, teeth and other prehistoric bones. Some of the highlights were a T-Rex tooth, a baby mammoth tooth, and a pre-historic deer vertebrae.
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STANDISH — Kids of all ages got to touch and feel real live reptiles at the Mary Johnston Memorial Library in downtown Standish on Thursday.
The reptiles were brought into town by REPTILE Inc. owner Michael Brophy of Troy.
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STANDISH — Audience members enjoy a concert by the Rifle River Folk Strings outside of the Standish Historical Depot on Thursday. The weather was beautiful with temperatures in the 70's during the evening.
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STANDISH — Saint Mary's of Michigan Standish Hospital held their annual Caring Bear Picnic on Thursday, June 17, outside of their main hospital branch on M-61. Over 123 children visited the hospital for the picnic.
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Sterling — Waters on the Rifle River rose steadily over the weekend.
On Sunday evening the national weather service said that the Rifle River had reached it's flood stage level at six feet, and that it was expected to rise to six point two feet.
Rifle River Campground Manager Laurie Laurie Richardson said that the river was moving so fast that they lost their dock to the current.
"I’ve been here 45-years and we’ve never lost a dock," she said until the campgrounds dock floated away late Sunday night. "It rose a good six feet. I've never seen it rise so fast.”
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STANDISH — The third annual Honoring Saganing Powwow took place behind the Saganing Tribal Center on Worth Road in Standish. The event started on Saturday and ends Sunday evening. Gates close at 6 p.m. each day, with Grand Entrances at 1 and 4. Please click on our Facebook page link below to view all of the photos.
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AUGRES — Th graduates of the AUGRES-SIMS High School Class of 2010 received their diplomas tonight inside of the high school gym. Congratulations graduates. We wish all area high school graduates of 2010 a blessed and wonderful future.
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